Salinas High School calculus teacher Ryan Sullivan told KSBW that he was joking.

Salinas High School calculus teacher Ryan Sullivan told KSBW that he was joking.

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Updated: 8:02 PM PDT May 26, 2016

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WEBVTT HE FALLOUT, WE GOTO ACTION NEWS REPORTER FELIXCORTEZ.HE'S LIVE OUTSIDE SALINAS HIGHWITH TONIGHT'S TOP STORY.FELIX: TODAY, PEOPLE VENTING ONSOCIAL MEDIA, SOME SAYING THESALINAS HIGH MATH TEACHER SHOULDBE FIRED.TODAY, HIS RESPONSE -- IT WASALL A JOKEWHEN SALINAS HIGH TEACHER RYANSULLIVAN SHOWED UP AT CLINTON'SHARTNELL RALLY, HE RILED A LOTOF PEOPLE WITH HIS SIGN THATREAD "WOMEN ARE NOT FIT TO BEPRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT EQUALSMAN'S JOB."THE SIGN WAS EVENTUALLY RIPPEDAWAY BY MICHAEL GARCIA WHO SAIDSULLIVAN WAS REPEATEDLY ASKED TOLEAVE, THEN THINGS GOT HEATE>> PEOPLE WERE STARTING TOSURROUND HIM.PEOPLE WERE GETTING VERYAGITATED AND HE WAS INSTIGATINGPEOPLE AS THEY WERE AGITATEDABOUT HIS PRESENCE BEING THERE.SO AT THAT POINT, I TOOK IT INMY PART TO SAY THIS HAS GOT TOEND BEFORE THIS TURNS INTOSOMETHING BIGGER.SOMEBODY MIGHT GET HURT.A FIGHT MIGHT BREAK OUT.FELIX: THURSDAY, THE MATHTEACHER HAD A NEW SIGN, SAYINGIT WAS A JOKE CLAIMING HE HASFAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO EXPRESSTHE POINT MADE IN HIS SIGN ANDHE WANTED TO BRING THEIR MESSAGEINTO THE PUBLIC FORUM TO SHOWHOW RIDICULOUSLY OUTDATED ITSOUNDSHE GOES ON TO SAY GLAD TO HEARIT BOTHERED SO MANY PEOPLEOPIONS LIKE THAT SHOUL>> HE STILL SHOULDN'T HAVE DONEIT BECAUSE IT OFFENDED GIRLS.>> IT'S HOW HE AIRED HISTHOUGHTS.I DON'T THINK IT'S ENTIRELYCORRECT BECAUSE HE IS A TEACHERAND HE'S LIKE AN EXAMPLE.HE'S LIKE A ROLE MODEL TO HISSTUDENTS SO IN A WAY, IT WASN'TENTIRELY CORRECT.>> I THINK AS A TEACHER, HESHOULD LIKE ENCOURAGE HIS FEMALESTUDENTS LIKE IF THEY WANT TO PRESIDENT.HE SHOULD LET THEM KNOW THEY CANBE PRESIDENT IF THAT'S WHAT THEYWANT TO DO.BUT I ALSO THINK LIKE HE CAN SAYHIS OPINIOA POOR JOKE OR EXPERIMENT INFREE SPEECH, EITHER WAY, IT'SGENERATING A LOT OF DISCUSSION.IT'S GONE VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA,SOME CALLING FOR SULLIVAN TO BEDISCIPLINED, EVEN FIRED.>> HE'S A GOOD TEACHER.WHY TAKE HIM OUT OF SOMETHING,WHY SHOULD HE GET FIRED?THAT MAKES NO SENSE.>> I BELIEVE THAT HE'S CAUGHTHIMSELF IN THE HOT SEAT AND NOWHE WANTS TO TRY AND COVER UP HISACTIONS BY SAYING "OOH IT WAS AJOKE OR A SCHOOL EXPERIMENT TOSEE WHAT REACTION WOULD GET OUTOF THE PEOPLE.HE KNEW REACTION HE WOULD GET.IT WAS A VERY RIDICULOUS,HATEFULSIGN TOWARDS WOMEN.FELIX: WE TRIED REACHING OUT TOTHE TEACHER IN SCHOO PRINCIPALBUT NONE OF OUR CALLS WERERETURNED.

Salinas High teacher's sign: 'Women are NOT fit to be President'

Salinas High School calculus teacher Ryan Sullivan told KSBW that he was joking.